"WELL, I'm never rude about anyone," said my wife on Thursday without the slightest fear of a heavenly thunderbolt striking the house.
To be fair, the warm glow of the last Parkinson (BBC1, Saturday) did seem to last some time. Not only did guest Patrick Kielty unbelievably discuss The Corrs as "Ireland's Jackson Five without the interest in small boys" but Parky's farewell interviewee was Bruce Forsyth who turned out to be hilariously funny. read more

FRATTON Park resounded to choruses of "We want Milan" as Portsmouth's supporters paid tribute to their troubled chairman - but that three-word phrase could also serve as a fitting epitaph to Middlesbrough's season. read more